10/12/2023
The Universities That Don’t Understand Academic Freedom | By Yascha Mounk
Leaders of prestigious institutions who can’t say whether advocating “the genocide of Jews” is allowed on campus seem to have a basic literacy problem with free speech.
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Harvard, Penn and MIT presidents under fire over ‘despicable’ testimony on antisemitism and genocide | By Matt Egan & Donald Judd
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/06/investing/bill-ackman-harvard-penn-antisemitism/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3Z5kBZwClhsl0zbDGGGkLvnDyD0pYon0Te-ZbmMxrpXAJMadHb31tJtys
US Ivy League heads refuse to say calling for genocide of Jews is ‘harassment’ | By Susie Coen
Presidents of Harvard, UPenn and MIT urged to resign over responses to congressional committee looking into rise of anti-Semitism on campus.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/12/06/us-ivy-league-heads-genocide-jews-israel-hamas-harassment/?fbclid=IwAR2O0XuuVvrnIgDZrrMfgKeRtnx3aZ3z1fpD9loGgBdZ9mNX02hKzeGkfHI
Shocking: Harvard, MIT, Penn: “It’s ok to call for the genocide of Jews”
This just happened during a congressional hearing with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik - Presidents of Harvard, UPENN, & MIT Refuse to Condemn Calls for Genocide of Jews.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRRDr1Q4KfE
The Ivy League Exposes Itself | The Commentary Magazine Podcast
John Podhoretz, Abe Greenwald, Matthew Continetti & Seth Mandel take up the prevarication and plain dishonesty of university presidents during the House committee hearing on campus anti-Semitism. One claims not to know about foreign funding and another doesn't think incitement to anti-Semitic violence is a conduct violation. For Harvard, UPenn, MIT, and others, this was a watershed moment. Give a listen.
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNTgxOTExMi9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNTc5Mjk0MjQ?ep=14&fbclid=IwAR22CyAO14Vxi3fGb2JTkqdpDnhA4byPKHq9pq5GxtQpncPIcyRLbxhaiOQ
The Big University Fail | By Liel Leibovitz
Leaders of elite schools disgrace themselves before Congress—and expose the rot at the core of American higher education.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/the-big-university-fail?fbclid=IwAR3RMSxlS36IbWOCxuf1RdHzB0AseUIX8cBq70FpIVeYxNFHe_e5lyFPAUw
Is Harvard a Critical Social Justice Madrassa? | Peter Boghossian & Rajiv Malhotra
In this conversation, Peter Boghossian and Rajiv Malhotra discuss anti-Semitism at Harvard and other Ivy League universities, Harvard’s cancellation of Hindu speakers, collaboration between leftist and Islamic radicals to undermine various civilizations they label “oppressive,” how China uses Harvard to undermine the U.S. and India, and much more.
Bestselling author Rajiv Malhotra is a physicist, computer scientist, and founder of Infinity Foundation, a Princeton-based non-profit specializing in civilization studies. His books include “The Power of Future Machines: Essays on Artificial Intelligence,” “Snakes in the Ganga” (with a forward by Peter Boghossian), and “Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLAYWpHKjew
Safety First on Campus. Except for Jews.
That’s the approach taken by university administrators these days. On campuses across the country, “safety first” has birthed a whole new moral framework—one that treats rhetorical “microaggressions” as acts of violence.
It’s safety first when it comes to edgy Halloween costumes. It’s safety first when a professor writes an email in which she says, “Black Lives Matter but also, Everyone’s Life Matters.” And it’s safety first when a professor fails too many students in his class.
But when it comes to threats and calls for genocide against the Jews, it’s a different story. Not safety first, but anything goes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32ZgaM3bf2A
Penn loses $100 million donation over antisemitism hearing | By Dan Primack
https://www.axios.com/2023/12/07/upenn-antisemitism-magill-100-million-donation?fbclid=IwAR2SNPZ4KB_5NNfha1FF2jxT0jxrx_j8_p3DLWHZ8VGgPSqz0pqrhby7nv8
Harvard Bans ‘Cisheterosexism’ but Shrugs at Antisemitism | By Elise Stefanik
College presidents are directly responsible for the hatred that has flourished on campus since Oct. 7.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-bans-cisheterosexism-but-shrugs-at-antisemitism-95a2c5d7?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwAR16EKDMuxy0VxPz4s67UXD4wDzvP9r6O8La0SESf1LCqKty47-K9k64Hxw
DEI Drives Campus Antisemitism | By Heather Mac Donald
Gerrymandering Jews into an ‘oppressed’ class won’t save universities from a malevolent ideology.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dei-drives-campus-antisemitism-harvard-ivy-ackman-israel-bds-b19ebd12?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwAR251dq-AnyzPc0YFYbKVxKyFVQn8nQCt-NDv5n7w3EwVdApBdlq6FqhdWk
Penn president resigns after antisemitism hearing backlash | By Sareen Habeshian & Dan Primack
https://www.axios.com/2023/12/09/penn-president-resigns-antisemitism-hearing-backlash?fbclid=IwAR3hmwPEb9Ct33oxgqbGyVCiZT1dnKZ6pCwGBh8Gcafe2uFKkyRA92Juj30
Stefanik celebrates UPenn president’s resignation after targeting university heads. ”One down. Two to go,” Stefanik said.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4352008-stefanik-celebrates-upenn-presidents-resignation/
Amid rising backlash, Harvard president sorry for not condemning Jewish genocide calls | By TOI Staff & agencies
Claudine Gay says she should have made it clear antisemitism should not go unchallenged; pressure rises on UPenn president to quit; prominent rabbi quits Harvard antisemitism board.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-rising-backlash-harvard-president-sorry-for-not-condemning-jewish-genocide-calls/?fbclid=IwAR3VJy7Z3yj0Xi9ME0wyBE7u60npYH3OTlKA07mKBcU0xaDHcoB3fu1im10
Higher Ed Has Become a Threat to America | By John Ellis
Our corrupt, radical universities feed every scourge from censorship and crime to antisemitism.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/higher-ed-has-become-a-threat-to-america-antisemitism-dei-college-f52bb0b5?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwAR0VuqwyiDZp6KisygFQ6G9G3ITrGD_6aMqJCKdTQzibiQ0oOyOFN7EbpXc
Leaders of prestigious institutions who can’t say whether advocating “the genocide of Jews” is allowed on campus seem to have a basic literacy problem with free speech.
